An election official said they received 12,31,027 applications online after publication of the voters' list a few months back.

Of these, 7,17,427 names have now been included in the voters' list.

Besides, 55.75 lakh applications were received offline, of which 43.51 lakh were accepted for registration, he said.

In Maharashtra, the ruling BJP and its ally Shiv Sena have agreed to contest 25 and 23 seats, respectively.

The opposition Congress will fight in 26 seats, while its ally NCP will contest 22.

The opposition parties have announced names of some of their candidates.

Former BJP MP Nana Patole, who joined the Congress sometime back, will be pitted against Union minister Nitin Gadkari in Nagpur.

Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Sushilkumar Shinde will contest from Solapur, while party leaders Milind Deora and Priya Dutt will fight from Mumbai-South and Mumbai-North Central seats, respectively.